The Social Learning Process of Illegal Performance-Enhancing Drugs (Doping) UseAmongProfessional Athletes

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Professor of sociology, University of Mazandaran

2 Ph.D. Student of Social Problems of Iran, University of Mazandaran

3 Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Guilan

4 Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Mazandaran

Abstract

The use of performance-enhancing drugs (PED) is common among Iranian professional athletes. As this phenomenon is a social problem, the main purpose of this research is to explain why athletes engage in “doping” activity by using social learning theory. For this purpose, a sample of 784 professional athletes from Rasht and Bandar Anzali (Iran), was used to test hypotheses related to social learning theory. the findings of this study indicated that the components of social learning theory - differential association, differential reinforcement, imitation, and definitions - can accurately predict 0.43, 0.29, and 0.44 percent of the variance of athletes’ PED in totall, male and female athletes, respectively.

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Journal of Social Problems of Iran
Volume 9, Issue 2
December 2018
Pages 117-138

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